June 13, 2018

Print Continues Its Downward Spiral

If you do not read the newspaper, you are ill-informed.If you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed.

Mark Twain

Washington (AFP) - The troubled picture for US newspapers became even grimmer in 2017 with declines in revenue and both print and digital readership, a new research report showed Wednesday.

And this is surprising, how? I need look no further than The Oregonian, which was once the largest newspaper in the Pacific Northwest. They went to a tabloid format, cut delivery to four days a week, outsourced printing operations, and continue to cut staff. And they wonder why they're losing readers.